Attorney General Madigan and 32 Other Attorneys General Reach Settlement With Nationwide Over Data Breach
CHICAGO, IL– Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the attorneys general of 31 states and the District of Columbia announced...
Year: 2017
Cook County Statement on SNAP
The Cook County Department of Revenue has been in collaboration with the retail community since the approval of the Sweetened Beverage...
Team of Chicago Journalists Sue Police for Withholding Gun Violence ‘Heat List’ Algorithm
From: Invisible Institute Chicago Sun-Times, Jamie Kalven and other reporters join new Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against CPD...
National Urban League Calls on the House to Reject the Financial Choice Act
Bill Seeks to Undo Key Dodd-Frank Reforms and Weaken Protections for Consumers WASHINGTON, DC – National Urban League...
Disenfranchisement News: New Alabama Law Allows More People With Felony Convictions to Vote…and More News
From: Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project Alabama New law allows more people with felony convictions to vote Governor Kay Ivey...
Cook County Board Approves Five Tax Incentives Designed to Support Economic Growth
Cook County Commissioners approved five proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives...
4th Annual Black on Black Crime Solutions Panel Lands in Miami
Consists of Urban League T. Willard Fair, Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez, and Others- Miami, FL (BlackNews.com) - Empowermentorship ...
Golden State Warriors Leaving Oakland? Black Leaders Being Alerted
Coalition formed to alert black leaders and community activists of the Golden State Warriors' plans to relocate from Oakland to...
Groups Announce Rally in Support of a Stronger Sanctuary City Policy in Chicago that Protects All Immigrants
Demonstration will highlight the stories of immigrants that are unprotected by the Welcoming City Ordinance, allowing police to turn them...
Senator Sanders to Address People’s Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will deliver the keynote address Saturday in Chicago at the People’s Summit, a...
